Microsoft

Software Development Engineer Interview Experience

February 1, 2016

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I had a phone interview after a referral. The interview was very fast, lasting just 30 minutes. The recruiter was very nice and only asked about my information. After that, the recruiter informed me via email that the intern positions had been filled.

Questions

Please introduce yourself.

Talk about your resume.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 634 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

29%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive57%

Neutral32%

Negative11%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer interview process in United States.

Microsoft Work Experiences

Microsoft is getting old

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

September 3, 2009

Pros: Decent benefits. Potential to grow. The higher the position, the easier your life. Enjoy life.

Cons: Too much politics and bureaucracy. Your ability is evaluated more based on how you speak, instead of how you speak and deliver. Some PMs do not know what a PM should do.

Microsoft is getting old

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

September 3, 2009

Pros: Decent benefits. Potential to grow. The higher the position, the easier your life. Enjoy life.

Cons: Too much politics and bureaucracy. Your ability is evaluated more based on how you speak, instead of how you speak and deliver. Some PMs do not know what a PM should do.

Smart Minds, High Politics

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Great place to work. You will be among some of the great minds, with a lot of opportunities to learn and explore if you are determined and self-motivated.

Cons: There is a lot of politics at the higher management level. The review system is not transparent.

Smart Minds, High Politics

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Great place to work. You will be among some of the great minds, with a lot of opportunities to learn and explore if you are determined and self-motivated.

Cons: There is a lot of politics at the higher management level. The review system is not transparent.

Exciting place to work

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Each Microsoft team is like a small company with its own culture and values. They are brilliant people to work with.

Cons: The company lacked the broader vision, but that is changing with time.

Exciting place to work

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Each Microsoft team is like a small company with its own culture and values. They are brilliant people to work with.

Cons: The company lacked the broader vision, but that is changing with time.

Microsoft is getting old

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

September 3, 2009

Pros: Decent benefits. Potential to grow. The higher the position, the easier your life. Enjoy life.

Cons: Too much politics and bureaucracy. Your ability is evaluated more based on how you speak, instead of how you speak and deliver. Some PMs do not know what a PM should do.

2.0
Microsoft is getting old
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
September 3, 2009
Pros: Decent benefits. Potential to grow. The higher the position, the easier your life. Enjoy life.
Cons: Too much politics and bureaucracy. Your ability is evaluated more based on how you speak, instead of how you speak and deliver. Some PMs do not know what a PM should do.

Smart Minds, High Politics

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Great place to work. You will be among some of the great minds, with a lot of opportunities to learn and explore if you are determined and self-motivated.

Cons: There is a lot of politics at the higher management level. The review system is not transparent.

3.0
Smart Minds, High Politics
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
June 27, 2013
Pros: Great place to work. You will be among some of the great minds, with a lot of opportunities to learn and explore if you are determined and self-motivated.
Cons: There is a lot of politics at the higher management level. The review system is not transparent.

Exciting place to work

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Each Microsoft team is like a small company with its own culture and values. They are brilliant people to work with.

Cons: The company lacked the broader vision, but that is changing with time.

4.0
Exciting place to work
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
July 13, 2015
Pros: Each Microsoft team is like a small company with its own culture and values. They are brilliant people to work with.
Cons: The company lacked the broader vision, but that is changing with time.

Microsoft Interview Questions

Minimum Edge Reversals So Every Node Is Reachable

You're given a directed graph. Determine the minimum number of edges you need to reverse so that every node becomes reachable from node 0.

GraphsDynamic Programming

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Valid Word

Determine if a given word is considered valid based on a specific set of rules or constraints. The goal is to check if the input string adheres to the specified validation criteria.

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